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Policy Priorities to Improve the Nation's Health

The AAMC serves and leads the academic medicine community to improve the health of all. As the only place where medical education, patient care, medical research, and the community come together, medical schools and teaching hospitals are central to the future of health care.

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A comprehensive examination of the issues affecting academic medicine and the future of health care.

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Advocacy-Related News & Insights

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Press Releases
AAMC Statement on Senate Introduction of Opioid Workforce Act of 2019
November 20, 2019
Insights
Skorton: Terminating DACA would be bad for America’s health
November 6, 2019
Press Releases
Joint Statement from National Hospital and Health System Groups on Public Disclosure of…
November 15, 2019
Research
Foreign data theft: What academic institutions can do to protect themselves
November 5, 2019

Washington Highlights

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Brief updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting medical schools and teaching hospitals.

Testimony & Correspondence

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Congressional testimony, letters to Capitol Hill and federal agencies, and comment letters on policy issues and federal regulations.

Voices of Academic Medicine

Karen Fisher, JD

Karen Fisher, JD, AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer

"When leaders of academic medicine articulate their views with strength, passion, and evidence in opinion pieces, letters to the editor, and other communications, members of Congress listen."